1. Chocolate Decadence Cake with fresh raspberries, a confection for 8 (eight) guests made by famed specialty baker, Dawn Peters of Decadence~Fine Cakes & Confections. Chocolate flourless cake with layers of dark chocolate mousse and fresh raspberries glazed in a chocolate ganache.

2. A framed giclee print by renowned artist Clyde Butcher. “Fakahatchee #3,” 1999, is very typical of Butcher’s black and white photographs of the Everglades. Taken with a large-format sheet film camera. Butcher has captured every aspect of the complex Everglades habitat in exquisite detail. With their crisp definition and elegant range of tone, this photograph brings to mind the primordial and the elemental. Donated by the artist.

3. Quick draw painting by Skip Smith. A member of the O.A.K. group founded by Ray Strong, Skip has been painting landscape and teaching art for many years.

4. Royal Tea party in the Wildling Museum garden. Pastry Chef, Tracy Fleming, a food industry professional for over 25 years and owner of “Stewart & Clark Fine Foods / Ocean View Sweets” in Santa Barbara, joins with the Museum in offering this unique experience. The Royal Tea will include Savories, Sweets, and a complete tea service. NOTE: Royal Tea party must be pre-arranged at least one month in advance, cannot be scheduled on a Monday or Tuesday, limited to 16 people, and must end by 7:00pm

5. “Cuddling,” a framed glicee print by photographer Roger Craton of two Emperor Penguins flirting, this photograph was taken on the artist's 2005 expedition to Antarctica, and displayed in the Museum's recent exhibition, “Fragile Environments.” The artist lives part time in Santa Barbara and the rest of the year traveling or in Michigan.

6. Week-long stay in a cabin in Montana for six. Totally renovated and furnished, charming cabin, on 7.5 acres, overlooking a 500 acre ranch and the snow-capped Mission Mountains, 9 miles south of Flathead Lake in the northwest corner of Montana. Glacier National Park is two hours away. Stores and restaurants are within a 15 minute drive.
www.montanacabin.org

7. Quick draw painting by Chris Chapman

8. A party for 25 in the venue of your choice here in Santa Ynez Valley. Served by the famous “French Maids” a group of Valley women who are gourmet cooks and famous entertainers. The party will include wine from Winery and “hearty” hors d'eouvres.

9. Quick draw painting by OAK group artist, Thomas Van Stein, famous for his nocturnes.

10. “One Hundred Paintings,” an out-of-print full-color catalogue of Russell Chatham's paintings with an autobiographical essay by the artist. An autographed copy like this in good condition is worth $500 or more on E-Bay, and since the artist has donated it himself, he can provide a personal inscription to the winner. This is the only one available.

11. Framed lithograph, Russell Chatham “Storm Across the Prairie”, Prairie Suite 2006. This print exemplifies the brooding atmosphere for which the artist is so famous for.

12. Two nights in the honeymoon cottage at the historic Chico Hot Springs Spa and Resort. Located in Prey, MT just north of Yellowstone National Park and is near where Chatham lives. Includes a $200 gift certificate for dinner in their famous dining room, a copy of the cookbook that has many of their fabulous recipes, and a private tour of the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman.
www.chicohotsprings.com/

13. A framed Artist's Proof of Susan Jorgenesen’s “Winged Victory,” 2007, and a autographed copy of her new book, “Susan Jorgensen: I am a Hunter Too,” which features that image on the back jacket.

14. A Huckleberry-pancake breakfast for 8-10, with champagne served in Creekspirit, Patti Jacquemain’s private garden in Mission Canyon, served by Patti, Her husband and Executive Director, Penny Knowles and her husband. Sometime after January 1, 2008. Guests will be able to see the new Dome of the Great Bear designed and decorated with bear mosaics by Patti.

15. Quick draw oil painting by John Iwerks.

16. “Big Talbot Island #6,” a framed giclee print of a photograph that Clyde Butcher took in 1989 of the Nassau River, St. Johns River Marshes Aquatic Preserve, Big Talbot Island State Park, exemplifying how the artist’s images seem to offer a glimpse into a past of untouched and untamed wilderness.